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JAMES CONIGRAVE, PhD
Researcher — Motivation, substance use and public health
James is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Research Excellence: Indigenous Health and Alcohol. He received a PhD in psychology from ACU. He loves statistics, programming and research automation. James is interested in the relationship between alcohol consumption and basic psychological need satisfaction.
Education
PhD, Psychology
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education,
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, NSW
2018 - 2015
Masters of Public Health
The University of Sydney
Camperdown, NSW
2012 - 2011
BA Psychology & B Health
Macquarie University
Macquarie, NSW
2010 - 2007
Research Experience
Research Fellow
Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Health + Alcohol,
The University of Sydney
Camperdown, NSW
Present - 2018
Research Assistant
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education,
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, NSW
2017 - 2015
Professional Experience
Health Promotion Officer
Sydney North Shore and Beaches Medicare Local
North Sydney, NSW
2014
Mental Health Coordinator
Sydney North Shore and Beaches Medicare Local
Frenchs Forest, NSW
2014 - 2013
Workshops
Introductory statistics
Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Health + Alcohol,
The University of Sydney
Camperdown, Sydney
2018
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Australian Catholic University
Strathfield, NSW
2016
Supervision
Teagan Weatherall
PhD Student
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Present - 2019
— Auxillary Supervisor
Committee membership
Australasian Professional Society of Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD)
Early-Mid Career Researchers Subcomittee
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Present - 2019
— Elected Chair in 2020
R packages
JH Conigrave (2019). corx: Create and Format Correlation Matrices. CRAN. https://conigrave.com/corx
— 11,442 downloads
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2019
JH Conigrave (2019). msemtools: Routines, tables, and figures for metaSEM analyses. GitHub. https://github.com/conig/msemtools
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2019
JH Conigrave (2019). papyr: Tools for writing academic papers with rmarkdown. GitHub. https://github.com/conig/papyr
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2019
JH Conigrave (2017). Conigrave: Flexible Tools for Multiple Imputation. CRAN. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=Conigrave
— 27,687 downloads
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2017
Publications
JH Conigrave, EL Bradshaw, KM Conigrave, RM Ryan, S Wilson, J Perry, MF Doyle, KSK Lee (2021). Short screening tools for risky drinking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: modified AUDIT-C and a new approach. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16 (1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0152-6
— 2 tweets
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2021
JH Conigrave, KH Harrison, KSK Lee, TA Dobbins, B Hummerston, N Hayman, J Perry, R Ivers, PS Haber, S Wilson, D Johnson, KM Conigrave (2021). Alcohol: from Mesopotamia to Modern Iraq. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2019.1657541
— 1 citation
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2021
E Dale, KSK Lee, KM Conigrave, JH Conigrave, R Ivers, K Clapham, PJ Kelly (2021). Alcohol use disorder and circulating cytokines: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and alcohol review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.08.002
— 11 tweets
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2021
JN Donald, H Nguyen, JH Conigrave, KB Lowe, AM Johnson, I Adarves-Yorno, S Rupprecht, E Devine, GFB Tamm, R Ryan (2021). Standardised alcohol screening in primary health care services targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021 (1), 10448. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-018-0108-2
— 2 tweets
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2021
KSK Lee, JH Conigrave, MA Ansari, S Wilson, J Perry, C Zheng, B Freeburn, R Room, S Callinan, N Hayman, T Chikritzhs, T Slade, D Gray, KM Conigrave (2021). Empathy and universal values explicated by the empathy-altruism hypothesis. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2016.1152212
— 9 citations, 2 tweets
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2021
TJ Weatherall, JH Conigrave, KM Conigrave, J Perry, S Wilson, R Room, MS Fitts, N Hayman, KSK Lee (2021). Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-based application to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians describe their alcohol consumption. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2019.1579144
— 1 citation
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2021
DT Winter, B Geiger, K Morley, JH Conigrave, PS Haber, BC Riordan (2021). Asking about the last four drinking occasions on a tablet computer as a way to record alcohol consumption in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a validation. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0148-2
— 3 tweets
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2021
C Zheng, JH Conigrave, KM Conigrave, S Wilson, J Perry, TN Chikritzhs, MS Fitts, KSK Lee (2021). Alcohol consumption and dependence is linked to the extent that people experience need satisfaction while drinking alcohol in two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00231-z
— 6 tweets
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2021
C Adams, JH Conigrave, J Lewohl, P Haber, KC Morley (2020). Asking about the last four drinking occasions on a tablet computer as a way to record alcohol consumption in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a validation. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0148-2
— 8 citations, 3 tweets
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2020
JH Conigrave, KSK Lee, C Zheng, S Wilson, J Perry, T Chikritzhs, T Slade, K Morley, R Room, S Callinan, N Hayman, KM Conigrave (2020). Finding Empathy: How Neuroscientific Measures, Evidence and Conceptualizations Interact. Addiction, 115 (10), 1817-1830. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003036685-6
— 9 citations
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2020
M Dzidowska, KSK Lee, C Wylie, J Bailie, N Percival, JH Conigrave, N Hayman, KM Conigrave (2020). Systematic review of addiction recovery mutual support groups and Indigenous people of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States of America and Hawaii. BMC family practice, 21 (1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106038
— 5 citations, 4 tweets
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2020
KSK Lee, MS Fitts, JH Conigrave, C Zheng, J Perry, S Wilson, DA Chee, S Bond, K Weetra, TN Chikritzhs, T Slade, KM Conigrave (2020). Short screening tools for risky drinking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: modified AUDIT-C and a new approach. BMC medical research methodology, 20 (1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-019-0152-6
— 7 citations, 2 tweets
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2020
GC Purcell-Khodr, KSK Lee, JH Conigrave, E Webster, KM Conigrave (2020). The role of peer support and mutual aid in reducing harm from alcohol, drugs and tobacco in 2020. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 15 (1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106480
— 2 citations
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2020
SA Rombouts, JH Conigrave, R Saitz, E Louie, P Haber, KC Morley (2020). Integrated learning in a drug and alcohol university degree for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: a case study. BMC Family Practice, 21 (1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180118806384
— 1 citation
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2020
A Saeri, P Slattery, M Noetel, E Grundy, JH Conigrave (2020). Systemic parthenolide treatment attenuates LPS-induced fever, circulating cytokines and markers of brain inflammation in rats. BehaviourWorks Australia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2011.07.048
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2020
TJ Weatherall, KM Conigrave, JH Conigrave, KSK Lee (2020). Demographic risk factors for co-occurring suicidality and cannabis use disorders: Findings from a nationally representative United States sample. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 15 (1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107047
— 3 citations, 9 tweets
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2020
E Dale, PJ Kelly, KSK Lee, JH Conigrave, R Ivers, K Clapham (2019). The broad autism phenotype: Implications for empathy and friendships in emerging adults. Addictive Behaviors, 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.020
— 10 citations, 4 tweets
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2019
KH Harrison, KSK Lee, T Dobbins, S Wilson, N Hayman, R Ivers, PS Haber, JH Conigrave, D Johnson, B Hummerston, D Gray, K Conigrave (2019). College programming for students in addiction recovery: A PRISMA-guided scoping review. BMJ open, 9 (11). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106992
— 5 citations, 20 tweets
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2019
KSK Lee, JH Conigrave, S Wilson, J Perry, N Hayman, C Zheng, MA Ansari, M Doyle, R Room, S Callinan, T Chikritzhs, T Slade, KM Conigrave (2019). Standardised alcohol screening in primary health care services targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 19 (1), 180. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-018-0108-2
— 6 citations, 2 tweets
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2019
KSK Lee, JH Conigrave, S Wilson, J Perry, S Callinan, R Room, TN Chikritzhs, T Slade, N Hayman, G Leggat, KM Conigrave (2019). Green space and substance use and addiction: A new frontier. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 14 (1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106155
— 4 citations, 6 tweets
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2019
HW Marsh, BV Zanden, PD Parker, J Guo, JH Conigrave, M Seaton (2019). Alcohol consumption and dependence is linked to the extent that people experience need satisfaction while drinking alcohol in two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. American Educational Research Journal, 56 (5), 1629-1680. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00231-z
— 7 citations, 6 tweets
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2019
SA Rombouts, JH Conigrave, E Louie, P Haber, KC Morley (2019). Priorities for preventing a concentrated HIV epidemic among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Systematic Reviews, 8 (1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja17.01071
— 1 citation, 46 tweets, 6 mainstream media outlets
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2019
BK Sahdra, PD Parker, RG Craven, R Brockman, EK Devine, JH Conigrave, DF Chang (2018). Drinking risk varies within and between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander samples: a meta-analysis to identify sources of heterogeneity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26 (1), 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15015
— 7 citations, 16 tweets
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2018
J Ciarrochi, PD Parker, BK Sahdra, TB Kashdan, N Kiuru, JH Conigrave (2017). When Empathy Matters: The Role of Sex and Empathy in Close Friendships. Journal of Personality, 85 (4), 494-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12255
— 41 citations, 25 tweets, 22 mainstream media outlets
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2017
Commentaries on work
C Puljevic, HM Haydon, CL Snoswell (2020). Commentary on Conigrave et al. (2020): Meta-analysis of drinking patterns in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations highlights policy and research opportunities. Addiction.
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2020
Pre-prints
M Noetel, J Ciarrochi, JH Conigrave, C Lonsdale (2020). Early life adversity exposure and circulating markers of inflammation in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.04.028
— 51 tweets
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2020
JH Conigrave, BK Sahdra, BV Zanden, J Ciarrochi (2019). Antidepressant activity of anti-cytokine treatment: A systematic review and meta- analysis of clinical trials of chronic inflammatory conditions. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.07.023
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2019
JH Conigrave, EL Bradshaw, E Devine, J Ciarrochi, BK Sahdra (2019). Genetic Research and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-012-9391-x
— 1 citation, 1 tweet
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2019
W Ryan, JH Conigrave, G Basarkod, J Ciarrochi, BK Sahdra (2019). Drinking risk varies within and between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander samples: a meta-analysis to identify sources of heterogeneity. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15015
— 1 citation, 16 tweets
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2019
Recent peer review
Scientific Reports
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2021
Medical Science Monitor
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2021
BMC Psychiatry
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2021
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
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2021
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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2021
Conference contributions
B Riordan, JH Conigrave, W Logge, KC Morley, PS Haber, D Scarf (2020). “I WON’T DRINK WITH YOU TODAY!” Analysing content from an online support group for those aiming to /r/Stopdrinking. EHealth Sydney
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Sydney, Australia
2020
JH Conigrave, KSK Lee, K Harrison, T Dobbins, N Hayman, S Wilson, R Ivers, PS Haber, B Hummerston, D Johnson, D Gray, KM Conigrave (2019). Supporting Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to reduce the harms from alcohol. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD)
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Hobart, Australia
2019
KSK Lee, S Wilson, JH Conigrave, J Perry, S Callinan, N Hayman, R Room, T Chikritzhs, D Gray, T Slade, KM Conigrave (2019). Re-thinking how we ask Indigenous Australia to describe their drinking. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD)
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Hobart, Australia
2019
S Rombouts, K Morley, JH Conigrave, E Louie, PS Haber (2019). Evidence based models of care for the treatment of alcohol use disorder in primary health care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD)
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Hobart, Australia
2019
M Dzidowska, KSK Lee, C Wylie, J Bailie, N Hayman, JH Conigrave, N Percival, KM Conigrave (2019). Approaches for improving practice in detection and treatment of unhealthy alcohol use in primary health care: Where are the gaps? The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD)
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Hobart, Australia
2019
JH Conigrave, BK Sahdra, J Ciarrochi (2017). The benefits of believing you can change: Growth mindset weakens the links between self-esteem and negative outcomes. Contextual Behavioral Science Conference
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Seville, Spain
2017
JH Conigrave, BK Sahdra, J Ciarrochi (2017). The benefits of believing you can change: Incremental theories weaken the links between self-esteem and negative outcomes. Self Conference
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Melbourne, Australia
2017
Grants
K Morley, W Logge, K Chitty, JH Conigrave, B Riordan, P Haber, A Dawson (2020). Harnessing novel technologies to examine mediators of suicidal ideation in AUD patients following admission for self-harm. Translational Research Centre for Alcohol Drugs & Toxicology
— $25,000
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2020
KSK Lee, S Wilson, K Conigrave, T Chikritzhs, N Hayman, A Dawson, R Ali, JH Conigrave (CIH), M Fitts (2019). Better data on methamphetamines and other drugs among Indigenous Australians to inform policy and practice. National Health and Medical Research Council
— $2,630,000
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2019
S Farnbach, KSK Lee, A Eades, C Foley, JH Conigrave (CIE), S Wilson, K Conigrave, S Shakeshaft (2019). Early intervention for unhealthy alcohol use among older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: using the Grog Survey App. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
— $40,000
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2019